| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] [pers pn] [vb mod] [adv] [vb infin] | 760 |
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| 2 | [vb past] [pers pn] would [adv] [vb infin] | 442 |
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| 3 | [vb past] [pers pn] would [adv] [vb infin] | 268 |
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| 4 | [vb past] [pers pn] [modal v] never [vb infin] | 259 |
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| 5 | thought [pers pn] [modal v] [adv] [vb infin] | 210 |
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| 6 | [vb past] [pers pn] could [adv] [vb infin] | 180 |
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| 7 | said [pers pn] [modal v] [adv] [vb infin] | 180 |
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| 8 | [vb past] [pers pn] could [adv] [vb infin] | 180 |
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| 9 | [vb past] [pers pn] 'd [adv] [vb infin] | 174 |
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| 10 | [vb past] he [modal v] [adv] [vb infin] | 167 |
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| 11 | [vb past] i [modal v] [adv] [vb infin] | 162 |
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| 12 | [vb past] she [modal v] [adv] [vb infin] | 154 |
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| 13 | knew [pers pn] [modal v] [adv] [vb infin] | 91 |
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| 14 | [vb past] they [modal v] [adv] [vb infin] | 83 |
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| 15 | [vb past] [pers pn] [modal v] [adv] have | 79 |
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| 16 | [vb past] [pers pn] [modal v] just [vb infin] | 79 |
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| 17 | [vb past] it [modal v] [adv] [vb infin] | 77 |
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| 18 | [vb past] you [modal v] [adv] [vb infin] | 72 |
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| 19 | [vb past] [pers pn] [modal v] [adv] get | 51 |
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| 20 | [vb past] [pers pn] [modal v] only [vb infin] | 45 |
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| 21 | [vb past] [pers pn] [modal v] probably [vb infin] | 43 |
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| 22 | [vb past] [pers pn] will [adv] [vb infin] | 42 |
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| 23 | [vb past] we [modal v] [adv] [vb infin] | 41 |
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| 24 | [vb past] [pers pn] might [adv] [vb infin] | 39 |
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| 25 | [vb past] [pers pn] might [adv] [vb infin] | 39 |
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| 26 | felt [pers pn] [modal v] [adv] [vb infin] | 31 |
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| 27 | [vb past] [pers pn] [modal v] [adv] see | 30 |
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| 28 | [vb past] [pers pn] [modal v] rather [vb infin] | 30 |
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| 29 | [vb past] [pers pn] [modal v] [adv] go | 29 |
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| 30 | [vb past] [pers pn] [modal v] [adv] do | 27 |
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